There are no medium or high-rise buildings in Gloucestershire with exterior cladding, the county council has said.

It was responding to the Government’s announcement that around 600 buildings in England have similar cladding to that used on Grenfell Tower in Kensington, which was ravaged by a fire that killed 79 people.

Firefighters in the county have visited high rise buildings to quell any fears after the tragic deaths caused by the inferno in London.

Grenfell Tower

A council spokesman said: “I checked with fire and they’ve confirmed that we have no medium or high rise buildings with exterior cladding, so this is not an issue in Gloucestershire.”